Indian Soldiers on the Western Front
The Role of Religion in the Indian Army in the Great War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12908192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Robinson (0000-0002-6459-8238, Bath Spa University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-63 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions of South Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2689 • E-ISSN: 1751-2697 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/rosa.v9i1.23964 |
| OpenAlex | W1538149082 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
This article illustrates the role of religion in the Indian Army of the Great War. It demonstrates the importance of religion in the martial race ideology that set forth British views on eligibility for military recruitment. It explains how an interpretation of the origins of the Mutiny underwrote preference for those peoples regarded as being less religious but made it necessary to enable soldiers to practise their faiths, even informing the conception of these races in British thinking. It also discusses what this meant in practice for Indian soldiers fighting on the Western Front and then for casualties taken to the Pavilion Hospital. It focuses upon the special arrangements made by the military authorities to satisfy the soldiers’ religious requirements as the British understood them, ranging from places of worship to diet, caste and funeral rites. Finally, it argues that martial race ideology, not excluding religious issues, continues to exercise an influence in contemporary Britain
Ancient history · Archaeology · Caste · Front (military · Ideology · Martial arts · Mutiny · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Sociology · Worship · Engineering · Gender Studies · History · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
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The Indian Army on the Western Front, 1914-1915
British India on trial’
Recruiting the ‘martial races’
Asia and Western Dominance
Europe Through Indian Eyes
Damnosa Hereditas
Neither East nor West
Shades of Wildness Tribe, Caste, and Gender in Western India
Race and Recruitment in the Indian Army
A Matter of Honour. An Account of the Indian Army, Its Officers and Men
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |